Laos is 3.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.

If you lived in Laos instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 41.4% more for restaurants

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.34
AFN164
$1.90
LAK41,360
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.88
AFN341
$4.20
LAK91,664
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
AFN33
$0.69
LAK15,052

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$0.24
AFN17
$1.00
LAK21,852
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.99
AFN139
$13.03
LAK284,101
Milk (1 gallon) $2.40
AFN168
$6.40
LAK139,539

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
AFN284
$4.61
LAK100,404
Monthly public transit pass $15.44
AFN1,079
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,439.56
AFN590,086
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$189.66
AFN13,261
$8.98
LAK195,845
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.17
AFN6,164
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $59.20
AFN4,139
$809.30
LAK17,643,214

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $37.05
AFN2,591
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,462.66
AFN102,268
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614

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pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.14
AFN290
$1.11
LAK24,110
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.05
AFN73
$1.62
LAK35,295
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.90
AFN133
$1.78
LAK38,901

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Afghanistan
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$15.11
AFN1,057
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.99
AFN1,327
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.51
AFN1,854
$65.22
LAK1,421,816

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